More Easter Time

We ate lunch with friends this afternoon. But before the eating, we went egg hunting!! There were 3 youngins that participated in the search. A 2yr old, 18month and 17month old. The 2yr old got the idea, but the other two needed some help from the daddys. The eggs were filled with yummy gummies, and little cookies. Lunch was tasty and the fellowship was even better.

Happy Easter

Happy Resurrection Day to everyone. What a beautiful day this is! Sunny and warm, and we are celebrating our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We started our morning with some lovely choir and instrumentalists at church.




Then we enjoyed some family time.



Here are the babies individually. As you can see, Titus wasn't the happiest toddler today. But we all have our days right? But he perked up. And Elsa was in smiling mood!

Dr. Appt

We needed a babysitter yesterday because we had a Doctor's appointment. We were receiving the results of my CT scan of my kidneys and discussing the course of treatment. So here is the news. I still have a big stone in my left kidney that needs to be taken care of. The Dr. has recommended an outpatient, non-invasive surgery that uses shockwaves to break up the stone into a fine sand. Pretty much I will be put under general anesthesia and then it will be like someone punching me in the back for an hour. For an hour! And this is why I will be put under. The recovery is supposedly only a day or so and my surgery will be scheduled for a Friday. Jordan will be around to take care of me and the kids and I'll be sure to have some friends on call for Monday just in case.

BabySitter's Report

Today we had a Babysitter for Titus and Elsa. Upon our return the report was as follows. I paraphrase what she said to me..

"Titus slept till 11:45, Elsa played and smiled at me. Titus ate lunch, played with the basketball, ate some more. Then all three of us watched a show. (this is where is got interesting) Titus and I were sitting in the recliner, Elsa was on my lap facing me. Elsa was kicking her feet, which happened to be right on Titus' cheek. Titus would grab and hold her foot, so as not to get kicked in the face. Then as he was watching the show and holding her foot, he would slowly put her foot in his mouth. It was so funny and cute, I laughed. He would let go, she would start kicking, and the process would begin again. Then Elsa went down for her nap. And Titus and I have just been playing around."

I said to her, Titus did what? He put Elsa's foot in his mouth!!! How hilarious is that! I am still laughing about it now, and thought I should share the laughter with all our blog readers! Enjoy that mental image. :)

First day of Spring?

Today is the first day of Spring here in Albuquerque and we are ready for it. Too bad the weather isn't.



Yep that's snow. About a inch and a half on the ground and it's coming down hard. The high today is 45°F. A far cry from the small taste of Spring we had earlier this week of 65-70°F. It's okay though. We've got some friends coming over for dinner later tonight and Titus and I are going to have a lazy morning. Titus is enjoying his milk, resting (pretty well half asleep) on the couch.



That didn't last long though, he's up and at it now. Pointing outside and babling away. I have no idea what he's saying, but he's very excited about the snow. We'll have to go play in it a while before it melts this morning.

Be warned visitors with mild weather dreams of Albuquerque Spring...be ye warned.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Good Day to everyone. We are on the mend from the sniffles and are looking forward to enjoying this green holiday. We also want to show off Elsa's new trick, Smiles. Titus isn't too sure about this morning. We are going to enjoy today with a trip to the grocery and slow cooking a corned beef brisket.




We are also looking forward to March Madness beginning this weekend! Go CARDS, and Go LOBOS!! Congratulations to the Lobos for making the tournament, and we would love to see them make it all the way! Titus loves to watch Basketball. He says 'buh ball' and points to the tv! Go Teams Go!

sniffles and more

All four of us have the sniffles. Titus came back positive for strep again. This is the third time within four months. At our 18 month well check up we are gonna get him tested again, to see if he is what they call a "carrier." Elsa has a a double ear infection, poor little baby. She caught Titus' cough and congestion, which I thought was bad enough. Then her temperature went to 101 and we immediately went to the doctors office. Ear infection, which I am actually happy about since it is treatable. So we have two different kinds of meds in the fridge, two different bottles of nasal rinse to thin out the gunk, and two different bulb syringes to suck it all out. Jordan and I are fine, just allergies, but our tissue supply is in desperate need of restocking! We are really doing well considering. Titus was pretty pitiful for a day or two. Those days we watched lots of shows. And Elsa really doesn't do anything different, sleeps eats and poops.